The Relationship Between Body Fat Percentage And Menstrual Disorders Among Female Medical Students At The Faculty Of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara
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Menstrual Disorders, Body Fat Percentage, Menstrual CycleAbstract
Menstrual disorders are a major public health issue frequently experienced by women. Several predisposing factors contribute to menstrual irregularities, including body fat percentage, nutritional intake, reproductive hormone levels, physical activity, and stress. Fat intake is closely linked to body fat percentage—showing a direct correlation—such that abnormalities in these factors can induce physiological changes in the reproductive system, specifically menstrual disorders. This study employed a descriptive-analytic design with a cross-sectional approach. The sample consisted of 128 female students selected via non-probability sampling. Body fat percentage was determined using the RFM method, while data on menstrual disorders were collected via questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test. Bivariate analysis revealed that 70 respondents (84.3%) with abnormal body fat percentages experienced menstrual disorders, whereas the group without menstrual disorders was dominated by respondents with normal body fat percentages (44 respondents, or 97.8%). The study concludes that body fat percentage is significantly associated with menstrual disorders, a finding statistically confirmed by the chi-square test (p-value = 0.001).
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